Sun 29 Jun 2008
Fourth of July Recipes
Cherry Swirl Cake for July 4th
1 box French vanilla or white cake mix
1 can cherry pie filling
Frozen whipped topping, thawed
Mix the cake as directed on the box, pour into a 9×13 pan that has been
buttered or sprayed well. Open the cherry pie filling and dot on
tablespoons full of the glaze/liquid part of the filling in 6 or so
spots on top of the batter. Using a butter knife run it through the
batter and the filling to swirl it together. Bake according to the box
directions. When cake is done and cooled add the cherry pie filling over
the top of the cake evenly. Cut and spoon out pieces of the cake onto
plates and top with a spoonful of whipped topping.
Herbed Tomato and Potato Salad
8 small red potatoes (1 pound)
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves or 3 tablespoons
dried basil leaves
1/3 cup chopped fresh sage leaves or 2 tablespoons
dried sage leaves
1/2 cup fresh mint leaf or 2 tablespoons dried mint
leaves
1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
5 roma (plum) tomatoes, cut into fourths
1 small onion, finely chopped (1/4 cup)
Heat 1 inch water (salted if desired) to boiling in
3-quart saucepan. Add potatoes. Cover and heat to
boiling; reduce heat. Cook 20 to 25 minutes or until
tender; drain. Cool; cut into 1/2-inch slices.
Gently mix potatoes and remaining ingredients. Cover
and refrigerate about 2 hours, stirring occasionally,
until chilled.
Prep Time:5 min
Start to Finish:2 hr 30 min
Makes:6 servings
Garden Party Turkey Sandwiches
Prep Time: 30 min ; Start to Finish: 30 min
Makes: 2 servings
Just a few ingredients stack up to a fresh, tasty sandwich on just-baked dinner rolls.
4Pillsbury® Oven Baked frozen crusty wheat dinner rolls (from 12.4-oz bag) 2tablespoons garden vegetable cream cheese spread (from 8-oz container) 8ultra-thin slices smoked turkey sandwich meat (about 2.5 oz) 1/2cup fresh baby spinach leaves 4thin slices tomato 8thin slices cucumber
1 . Bake dinner rolls as directed on bag. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
2 . With serrated knife, cut each roll in half crosswise. Spread cream cheese evenly on cut sides of roll halves.
3 . Place 2 turkey slices on bottom half of each roll. Top each with one-fourth of the spinach, 1 tomato slice and 2 cucumber slices; cover with top halves of rolls.
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